0 comments by Liam McGuire on 3/2/2016
Trojan condoms went topical during this election season with their latest ad and their newest spot “Can’t Hide That Election” features plenty of sex puns. The gist of the commercial is five condoms participate in a debate, to decide which is most qualified to be ‘erected.’ One of the condoms says he’s “the head of […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 2/13/2016
Ted Cruz’s campaign has pulled an advertisement, not because of complaints about the ad, but because one of the ads stars is formerly a softcore porn actress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lps7MJrm5wI Buzzfeed reports Amy Linsday, who appeared in a latest Ted Cruz spot which took shots at Marco Rubio titled “Conservatives Anonymous,” also appeared in multiple softcore porn films […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 2/7/2016
Have you ever wondered what NBA superstar James Harden’s beard has to say? Well, a new commercial by Trolli answers that question. The first spot featuring the beard is an uninspired one which barely features Harden, where his beard proclaims he’s his own man.The spot has a particularly grating voice actor speaking as the beard. It’s all […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 2/4/2016
The Yukon government tried to make sure residents were taking Vitamin D, and their campaign backfired fabulously. The department of Health and Social Services wanted to promote vitamin D and came up with the an ad campaign, that was just very suggestive, coming up with slogans like “We all need the D, even me.” Check […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 1/25/2016
The Pokemon series is one of the most beloved creations for children ever. The line featured games, anime, books, toys, cards, basically anything you could Pokemon on, it was made. While it’s not at it’s creative heights of the late 90’s, earlier 2000’s, Pokemon is still going on strong. With Pokemon’s 20th anniversary around the corner, […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 1/11/2016
The Thai company Seoul Secret has apologized for it’s latest ad which features a woman in blackface. The ad was pulled off of YouTube on Friday. The ad depicts two women side by side, with the one on the right’s skin becoming darker and darker – which apparently indicated distressed and has the tagline “You just […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 1/6/2016
You’ve probably seen the Australian “Stoner Sloth” anti-marijuana ads by now, as they’ve generated a tremendous amount of conversation both positive and negative for a variety of reasons. The ad was applauded by those it was meant to be targeted against. Instead of deterring kids from marijuana, it was just a funny commercial which seemed […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 12/31/2015
We’ve thoroughly discussed the mobile gaming market and how landing a celebrity spokesman can turn an OK game into a wild success. Supercell’s Clash of Clans, one of the most popular freemium mobile games around, has landed two new celebrities for their latest campaign, as Christoph Waltz and James Corden appear in the latest ad spot. […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 12/21/2015
FCB Toronto wanted to show that the holidays aren’t always happy for everybody, despite what it may seem. They created “The Window Project,” a display in downtown Toronto which shows how domestic violence can impact the holidays. The commercial starts with a news montage on domestic violence and its increase prevalence during the holidays. We’re shown […]
0 comments by Stephen Freyman on 12/13/2015
I used to get the magazine Popular Science and on most pages there would be a device due out in 2012 or 2013 that would be the most revolutionary/futuristic thing I’d ever seen. I haven’t seen a single one of those ideas ever come to fruition and it’s now 2015. This feels like finally Popsci […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 12/2/2015
Sponsored content can be OK sometimes. Case in point, the folks at Carl’s Jr and Hardee’s collaborated with the Adult Swim show Rick and Morty to make a glorious 30-second spot based on the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zre9FhhxR7k For those not familiar with Rick and Morty, the show follows the travels of the alcoholic super-scientist Rick and […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 11/28/2015
In The Mini Factory, the latest ad for French clothing company Petit Bateau, child labor is used to express the brand – and it’s not as negative as that sounds. In the spot, a dog walks into a factory. Inside, a kid is making shirts, but doing so not against his will, but with the […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 11/27/2015
Some ads can grab you with their emotional effectiveness, then baffle you in regards to what they’re actually advertising. Case and point. Here an ad titled “Grander Parents.” The spot tells a bittersweet story about how these grandparents were on their way to retirement when they had to assume the parental duties of their granddaughter Haley, following her […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 11/21/2015
Pizza Hut’s has called in an odd choice of ‘celebrities’ for a Christmas ad for the new Triple Treat Box. The 31-second spot starts with former Arizona Cardinals QB Matt Leinart playing football outside while a Pizza Hut delivery boy drops off the Triple Treat Box. There’s no indication why Leinart is there, or who he’s […]
0 comments by Stephen Freyman on 11/19/2015
There are traditional mediums of advertising like television, radio, ect; and then there are (relatively) new ways to get your brand out there like viral stunt marketing. A frontier led by Red Bull who seem to pull something off every year. Their sponsored stunts take the internet by storm and reach millions. Emirates takes that idea […]
